Triumph 75th Anniversary at Gaydon

[Glenn Merrell <gmerrel@domain.elided>]

Greetings All,
As many of you know by now, May 30th and 31st will ba a 75 Triumphant
Years Anniversary celebration at the British Motor Industry Hedritage
Trust Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire, England.  I expect that some of
your membership will be attending, I know that I and Susan are
anticipating the trip emmencely!  Just about every UK club will be
represented there, so why not every US Triumph Club?  I for one would
like to gather all the US Triumph Club members in a "United" showing at
Gaydon.  Please distribute this request to your membership.  For those
attending the celebrations, I think we should plan initially to meet at
the entrance of the Museum, say 10:00 am Saturday May 30th, and travel
en masse to visit every Triumph Club at the show.  I would think it
would be quite an attraction, a gaggle of US Triumph owners in the UK!.
Wear your regalia!
    For those of you wishing more information, The UK Triumph Club web
site, SOC web site both have lots of information, and on the VTR web
site.  This months Triumph World and British Car Magazine have writeups
also for information on the celebrations.  Anyone wishing more detailed
info on meeting can contact me directly as below.

Lodging:  there are literally hundreds of hotels in the area, priced
from £50 per night with english breakfast and up.  The Expedia Travel
(requires free registration) site has excellent listings for hotels in
the area.
Travel:  Most major airlines serving the Birmingham area, and
surrounding major cities, round trip costs between $500 to $800 from the

US.  My tickets to London were $595 RT from Denver.
Auto "Hire": all major rental companies, ranging from £150 for a week
and up.  I'm looking for a "special" hire just for the show.
History:  Coventry, along with being the manufacturing hub in England,
and the home of Standard/Triumph, is where the story of Lady Godiva cna
Peeping Tom come from.  Many Castles are nearby, the Famous Coventry
Cathedral, Strafford-upon-the-Avon is the birthplace of William
Shakespear..
Sights:  Also, the RAC will be traveling through on their way to the
famous race track at Silver??dale??, and Gaydon is one of the
checkpoints on the rally.  Guaranted to be some classy cars in the
group.
Weather:  British....be prepared

Lets make a proud VTR & US Triumph Clubshowing at this historical event.

 Many clubs are not on the Net, so if you have a contact with a Triumph
club outside your area, please get this information to them.  If you
know any US Members overseas, please get notification to them also.

Sincere Regards,
Glenn Merrell
VTR Member and of:
SOC UK
SOC NEUSA
TSR UK
Rocky Mountain Triumph Club

contact info:

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Lafayette, Colorado  USA 80026-1811
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